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Virago definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VIRA'GO, n. [L. from vir, a man.]
1. A woman of the extraordinary stature, strength and courage; a female who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior.
To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries.
2. In common language, a bold, impudent, turbulent woman; a termagant.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
2: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: amazon, virago]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -goes or -gos) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin viragin-, virago, from vir man — more at virile Date: 14th century 1. a loud overbearing woman ; termagant 2. a woman of great stature, strength, and courage • viraginous adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -os) 1 a fierce or abusive woman. 2 archaic a woman of masculine strength or spirit. Etymology: OE f. L, = female warrior, f. vir man

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Virago Vi*ra"go (?; 277), n.; pl. Viragoes. [L. virago, -intis, from vir a man. See Virile.] 1. A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior. To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries. --Pope. 2. Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a termagant; a vixen. Virago . . . serpent under femininity. --Chaucer.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Female warrior, amazon. 2. Termagant, vixen, shrew, Tartar, brawler, scold, Xantippe, fury.

Moby Thesaurus

Jezebel, Mafioso, Xanthippe, Young Turk, amazon, androgyne, battle-ax, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bitch, bitch-kitty, bomber, brute, butch, cat, common scold, demon, devil, dragon, dyke, fiend, fire-eater, firebrand, fishwife, fury, goon, gorilla, grimalkin, gunsel, hag, hardnose, harpy, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhag, hellhound, hellion, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, hoyden, incendiary, killer, lesbian, mad dog, madcap, monster, mugger, ogress, rapist, revolutionary, romp, savage, scold, she-devil, she-wolf, shrew, siren, spitfire, termagant, terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, tomboy, tough, tough guy, ugly customer, violent, vixen, wild beast, wildcat, witch, wolf